A 1955 photograph of the Allen E. Daniel and Sons Garage, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ______________________________ Photo and information from the Gratz Sesquicentennial Book, 1955. Corrections and additional information should […]
A 1971 photograph of the boys’ basketball team of the Halifax Area High School, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pictured are: Front Row (kneeling): G. Miller; R. Rupp; R. Zauzig; J. […]
An undated snapshot photograph of a central square with fountain and monument. The men at left appear to be soldiers. Location unknown. Lydia Alice [Helt] Riegle (1883-1942) was born in […]
A “Merry Christmas” wish in advertising form from Maurer Plumbing and Heating, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, as published in the Lykens Standard, 22 December 1970. It’s a very cheery Merry […]
In what appeared to be an unabashed promotion of Christmas commercialism in 1936, the Lykens Standard claimed to have interviewed Santa Claus to identify merchandise hawked by Lykens merchants. The […]
In the 24 December 1931 edition of the Elizabethville Echo, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the publishers gave the following optimistic Christmas message: Christmas This should be the most successful Christmas […]
An early 20th century photograph of the Williams Valley Hospital, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A brief history of this hospital was included with the above photo in the Williamstown Sesquicentennal […]
A photograph from 1931 of an elephant left behind at the Gratz Fair, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pictured are Erma Mae [Umholtz] Witmer holding daughter Lorraine [Witmer] Shade, an elephant […]
